Archives For Aging

You’re never too old

October 5, 2012 — 2 Comments

You’re never too old

Often in seminars, someone will say to me, “I’m too old to change” or “I’m too old to follow my dreams.” This is pure nonsense. As long as you have a pulse, you can move toward realizing your dreams.

Wally Amos

Of course, there are some exceptions. If you’re 75 and want to be a professional baseball player, this is not likely to happen, however, there are lots of other dreams you can fulfill regardless of your age.

I’ve always enjoyed the story about the woman who told author and speaker, Wally Amos (of Famous Amos cookie fame), that at 54, if she were to go to law school, in three years when she graduated, she would be 57. Wally asked her how old she would be in three years if she did not go to law school?

I remember a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer about a man who had worked in a dry cleaning store for twenty one years without missing a day of work. What made the story unique was that the man was eighty one years old when he was hired!

The man, 103 years old when the story was published, was still going strong.

What are some of your dreams?

  • What is it that you would like to have in your life?
  • What would you like to do?
  • Where would you like to go?
  • Who would you like to meet?
  • What would you like to be known for?
  • What would you like to leave as your legacy?

Don't Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body book by Jim Donovan

 

Excerpt –  Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body  (Austin Bay Publishing) Available in paperback wherever books are sold or, for immediate download from the Amazon Kindle store

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how you can feel better every day

March 27, 2012 — 4 Comments

Yes, you can condition yourself to feel better each day by just doing the activity below for a minute or two each day.

If you doubt this, I challenge you to do it for a day or two and see what happens.

Then, please come back here and let us know how it went.

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Are you living in the past, present or future?

April 14, 2011 — Leave a comment
I’ve often talked about the difference between aging and getting old as the difference between a physical process and a mental attitude.
This past week I had an experience that gave me a great example of the difference between aging and ageless living.
I was sitting at my local coffee house writing and enjoying a cup of coffee when an older man came over and started talking to me.
Since I was alone and the place was empty, after a time he asked if he might join me. I said, “sure,” and motioned for him to sit.
The conversation which began about the weather, soon led to him talking about his life. Based on the details of his experience, having been in World War II, I assumed that he was in his eighty’s.
There are a couple of old timers around here who frequent this cafe and I’ve had this experience before. A lot of what I’ve noticed, in both this man and the others that I’ve spoken with, is that their conversation is typically about the past.
The unfortunate reality is they have nothing in their present life to talk about. This is why I consider it sad and a travesty.
Contrast this to my friend Richard. Richard is a fun, young, 84 years of age who’s living an active life.
Richard, after serving in World War II and working as an engineer for some thirty years, started and sold several businesses.
Now in his eighty’s he is living a full life. You won’t find him sitting around reminiscing about the past. As a matter of fact, when I met him, I had no idea of his age. For Richard, and those of us like him, age is a non issue.
Richard is actively engaged in his passion which is developing websites to help parents and children stay safe online. He has some 100 sites and is an active member Tobri.com and other social media networks.  He can typically be seen attending internet marketing and business networking events. He is engaged in life.
The difference with him, and most likely why he recently won out over a serious illness, is that he is living his life full out, while others his age are sitting on the sidelines clinging to a past long gone.
We are all going to age. The big question is will you age like Richard, living every moment of your life, or will you succumb to the theory that you should look forward to a time when you can retire and “do nothing.”
You already know my answer:-)
If you want to make sure that your future is filled with exciting and compelling goals and plans, learn more about my creating it with my Ageless Living tele-seminar.

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Are you starting a business at mid-life? Should you?

September 22, 2010 — 1 Comment

Below is a link to my recent radio interview with my friend, Jim Blasingame, host of the Small Business Advocate radio show.

We’re discussing the idea of starting a business later in life. This, by the way, is the second fastest growing demographic for small business startups.

If you stop and think about it, it makes sense. Whether you’ve recently “retired” from a lifelong career or been downsized, as so many have, starting your own business may well be your best option. By the way, if this is you, I’d like to hear from you. Please email me or post your comments below.

Many unemployed people over the age of 45 are finding it difficult to find another job at the same level as the one they left. Yes, there is age discrimination. Whether you like it or not, it’s alive and well in corporations all across the globe.

Rather than continuing to send out resumes that are getting you no where, why not look to your own enterprise as your way of remaining in workforce?  Or, if you have retired, now’s your chance to do something you have always wanted to do. If you read my book, Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body, you know my opinion about retirement. I think retiring to do nothing is a huge waste of your talents and a sure way to age faster.

Why not take your talents and years of experience and use them in an venture that is your own and something that will bring you, not only money, but joy and fulfillment? Listen to the interview and hear about some of the people who began what was to become their greatest contribution later in life.

This is something I’ll be writing and speaking more about in the weeks to come and may well be the topic of a new book.

For now, enjoy the interview, check out the Small Business Advocate and feel free to share your thoughts on this topic.


Here’s the second part of the interview:

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Suzanne Somers is not a doctor so why is she saying all these things?

August 21, 2010 — 1 Comment

Is Suzanne Somers a doctor? No, she’s not. She’s an actress, an entertainer, an entrepreneur and an author. All you need to do is pick up a newspaper, watch a television show, or visit a website to see her being criticized for her books. After all, they say, “She’s not a doctor!”

suzanne somers, health advocateWhat these bozos are leaving out however, is the simple fact that Suzanne is not making any medical claims. What she is doing, thankfully, is interviewing some of the top medical professionals in the world as well as sharing information she’s gleamed from the forefront of longevity and complementary medicine.

When she interviews someone like Dr. Russell Blaylock, a leading neurosurgeon with more than thirty years of experience and he is talking about the dangers of food additives, especially excitotoxins like MSG in soft drinks that we’re giving children, it is a medical doctor delivering the message.

When she talks with someone like Eric Braverman, another world-class doctor, it is he, not Suzanne, who is the source of the information.

Throughout her books, particularly “Breakthrough” my personal favorite, Ms. Somers delivers life saving ideas and preventative health information from the top independent medical experts of our time.

The one and only reason that she is attacked is because this information in the hands of masses, will greatly improve the health or our rapidly deteriorating population.

While this seems to you and me to be a good thing, it’s a huge threat to a pharmaceutical industry whose business model is to keep as many people as possible, taking as many drugs as possible. No, Suzanne Somers is not a doctor, but thankfully she’s a writer and she’s not afraid to step out and take the heat to ensure people hear the truth about maintaining their health and not succumbing debilitating disease.

However, don’t take Suzanne’s word for it, nor mine for that matter, find out for yourself. If you want to know more about ways to remain healthy, take responsibility for the state of your health and learn what you need to know to stay as healthy and vibrant as you possibly can. In my book, Don’t Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body, I devoted an entire chapter to this subject and in the back of the book as well as here on my Web site, I list contact information for some of the leading independent sources of health information.

By taking responsibility you’re putting your health back in your own hands where it belongs. By all means visit your doctor regularly, however expecting she or he to “fix” your problems without assistance from you is simply ludicrous.

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